Shillong, June 3: The College of Science and Know-how Meghalaya (USTM) inaugurated the Jahanara and Anwar Saikia Centre for Peace Research on Saturday. The centre was established and devoted for peace analysis and research within the northeastern area of India and its various communities.
The centre was inaugurated within the presence of Prof. Gauri Dutt Sharma, Vice Chancellor of USTM, and Prof. Yasmin Saikia, the Hardt-Nickachos Chair Peace Research at Arizona State College, USA.
The Centre is called in honour of Prof. Yasmin Saikia’s mother and father. Prof. Saikia had donated Rs 1 crore to USTM for the event of the Peace Centre, with USTM offering the land for its development.
The Centre goals to change into a hub of excellence in peace analysis and research amongst ASEAN nations. USTM Chancellor M. Hoque expressed gratitude to Prof. Saikia and her household for his or her voluntary sponsorship of the Centre. Prof. Yasmin Saikia will function the Founding Director, with Dr. Trishna M. Thakuria because the Coordinator.
Through the inauguration, Prof. G.D. Sharma ushered confidence within the Centre’s potential to reinforce USTM’s international competitiveness.
Prof. Yasmin Saikia shared insights from her experiences at main US universities, suggesting greatest practices to make the Centre a hub of excellence in training, analysis, and innovation, aiming for a constructive social affect. She emphasised that USTM to focus intensively on peace analysis and research via this fully-fledged Centre, the inspiration for which was laid final yr on the College campus.
Establishing a middle devoted to peace research can play a vital position in uniting stakeholders via collaborative efforts, working collectively to advertise and obtain peace.
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